Campaign Manager Our Children’s Vision – UK, Ireland and Northern Europe Expand Campaign Manager for Our Children’s Vision – UK, Ireland and Northern Europe Location: Based with Vision Aid Overseas, Crawley, West Sussex (with some home-working possible) Reports to: Chief Executive Officer, Vision Aid Overseas (with dotted line to Our Children’s Vision Programme Director, Brien Holden Vision Institute, Australia) Responsible for: Not applicable Salary: Competitive Terms: Full time Duration: 1-year contract (with possible extension for second year) Annual Leave: 28 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays Closing date: 28th August 2018 (Interview dates to be confirmed) About us Our Children’s Vision is a global coalition up-scaling and accelerating the delivery of eye health services to millions of children worldwide. No child’s quality of life or education should be compromised simply because they cannot get the eye care they need. Our goal, in line with the World Health Organization Global Action Plan for Universal Eye Health, is to enable access to eye care for all children, in the developed and developing world. Please see https://www.ourchildrensvision.org/ for more details. Vision Aid Overseas is a UK-based charity, with a focus on fighting poverty by transforming access to eye care services in developing countries in Africa. Our work focuses on the provision of eye tests and spectacles and primary eye health. An estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide can’t see properly because they are near sighted and need spectacles. Please see https://www.visionaidoverseas.org/ for more details. Vision Aid Overseas is a key implementing partner of Our Children’s Vision since 2015 and is currently scaling up its support to Children’s Eye Health across Africa. The Role Our Children’s Vision has been gaining momentum over the last few years, with the total number of supporting and implementing partners now standing at 61 and with enhanced support from the founding partners including the Essilor Vision for Life Foundation. Following recent announcements including the prioritisation of eye health by the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and the formal launch of ATscale, a new global partnership accelerating access to assistive technology (including eyeglasses) at the Global Disability Summit by the Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt MP, the time is now ideal for this position to take Our Children’s Vision forward in the UK and Ireland (and later in Northern Europe) to muster further support. The Campaign Manager will develop an Advocacy and Campaign strategy and plan together with OCV partners, will advocate for the prioritisation of resources for school health initiatives globally that deliver eye care services to children and for services to reach out of school children, and for Children’s Eye Health to be integrated into School Health programmes and education systems, particularly in lower and lower middle-income countries. They will raise the profile of the Campaign and VAO’s programmes, promote the use of the Standard School Eye Health Guidelines, recruit more Campaign Partners and support partner’s international campaigns to integrate children’s eye health as well as connect partners to form innovative inter-sectoral partnerships to meet the goal and objectives of the Campaign. Reporting directly to the CEO of Vision Aid Overseas and with a dotted line to the Programme Director for Our Children’s Vision in the Brien Holden Vision Institute, Australia, this position will play an important role in achieving impact of the Our Children’s Vision Campaign, Vision Aid Overseas’ work and that of other implementing partners. The Person The successful candidate will be a dynamic self-starter with a strong background, skills and experience in advocacy and campaigning, who is passionate about advocating for Children’s rights, shares the ambition of Our Children’s Vision and who is inspired by the opportunity to make a real impact on Children’s lives. Experience in International Development and in global health are also essential and in global eye health desirable. How to Apply To apply, please send a cover letter, up to date CV and details of your current salary and salary expectations to the CEO of Vision Aid Overseas, Nicola Chevis at [email protected] Your cover letter should explain your motivation for applying for the job and how you meet the requirements specified in the Job Description, which can be found below. Closing date: 5pm, Tuesday 28th August 2018 Download Job Description
Volunteer Local Optical Committee CET Facilitators Expand Volunteer Local Optical Committee CET Facilitators Role Location: Nationwide Reports to: Senior Fundraising Officer This is a volunteer opportunity which is unpaid. Travel expenses will be reimbursed. We are seeking for Volunteer Local Optical Committee (LOC) CET Facilitators to help us present a pre-prepared CET accredited Peer Review Discussion session with PowerPoint at LOC study days. This is an opportunity to help advocate the work Vision Aid Overseas further to Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians who may or may not have heard about our work. The Role Volunteering for Vision Aid Overseas, the Volunteer LOC Facilitators will be responsible for: Presenting a pre-prepared CET accredited Peer Review Discussion session with PowerPoint at LOC study days and facilitating the discussion Liaising with the Professional Volunteer Coordinator and Senior Fundraising Officer at the Vision Aid Overseas’ head office before and after the event Completing delegate lists and gathering attendees evidence of participation to ensure CET points can be recorded in the correct format and timeframe by the office (Please note, documents and guidance will be given in the training webinar) Networking with potential volunteers and members at LOC events with a view to liaising with the office for recruitment Personal specification To be considered for this role, you must meet the following criteria: Be a current member of Vision Aid Overseas Be a current GOC Registered Optometrist or Dispensing Optician Have volunteered on a Vision Aid Overseas assignment in the last three years and seen examples of eye conditions such as binocular vision anomalies, AMD, keratoconus, glaucoma and others Be able to use your Vision Aid Overseas volunteer knowledge and experience to be able to support group CET discussion during the event Have a good understanding of the goals of Vision Aid Overseas and the impact of its work within the context of Vision 2020 (Please note, this is covered in the Volunteer Development Programme, but it will also be covered in the training webinar) Have a passion for our work and can advocate Vision Aid Overseas to others Please note, you do not need experience in presenting or facilitating as a training webinar will be provided to all interested volunteers prior to delivering their first presentation and you will be supported by the Professional Volunteer Coordinator to meet the CET requirements for attendees. How to Apply There is no application form for this role however, once you have expressed your interest, you will need to submit a short paragraph letting us know why you are suitable to be a facilitator. To register your interest please email [email protected] with the subject line (Volunteer LOC Facilitator Application) or you can call her directly on 01293 535 016.
Volunteer with Vision Aid Overseas Expand Volunteer with Vision Aid Overseas If you are an Optometrist, Dispensing Optician or Optical Technician, your skills can help change lives in Africa. Find out more here.